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Longines. A large and attractive stainless steel military wristwatch with black dial
Lot 210

Longines. A large and attractive stainless steel military wristwatch with black dial

SIGNED LONGINES, MOVEMENT NO. 5'677'959, CASE NO. 20'118 AND 25, MANUFACTURED IN 1938

Closed11 November 2013

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Longines. A large and attractive stainless steel military wristwatch with black dial
Signed Longines, movement no. 5'677'959, case no. 20'118 and 25, manufactured in 1938
Cal. 17.26 mechanical movement, 15 jewels, black dial, luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, engine-turned subsidiary dial for constant seconds, large circular case, enlarged bezel, soldered bars, snap on back, large bulbous crown, case, dial and movement signed
43.5 mm. diam.

Specialist note

According to the Archives of Montres Longines Françillon SA, the present watch was manufactured in 1938 and sold to Zipper in Warsaw, one of the company's agents in Poland, on 19. December 1938.